NHL Free Agent Frenzy 2017 Chatterbox: Follow all breaking news!

Happy birthday Canada, and happy pay day to countless NHL players on this, the first day of free agency in the League! (Including Joe Thornton, pictured above left in the ESPN The Magazine Body Issue. Hey, c’mon, eyes up here…)

Welcome to the 2017 NHL Free Agent Chatterbox. The Chatterbox offers breaking news and insider insight in one place; to have, at the end of the day, a chronological review of the NHL Free Agent Frenzy’s rumors and trades; and as a place for your friends at Puck Daddy to pop in and out during the day for quick chats. Among the pundits we’re tracking today: